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. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bomb that killed 18 people including 3 nato troops. international troops were targeted near a market. they have not released the names of those killed but most of the people killed are american. >>> they have reached a grim milestone. at least 2000 u.s. troops have been killed in the conflict. they were killed in a fire fight at a security checkpoint. the soldier who died was based out of fort brag north carolina. >>> they could bring rulings on gay marriages and voting rights. it could come october 10th when they will hear arguments for a firmtive action programs. the court could hear cases involving the defensive marriage act and it challenges the voting rights act. >>> the man accused of murder could have his sentence reduced. it is because of a new law for people sentenced to life in prison while they are juvenile. if they are showing remorse, a judge can reduce their sentence. it could be cut to a 25 year to life sentence. >>> they signed the senate bill and that tries to turn gay or lesbian teens straight. they intend to
. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bomb that killed 18 people including 3 nato troops. international troops were targeted near a market. they have not released the names of those killed but most of the people killed are american. >>> they have reached a grim milestone. at least 2000 u.s. troops have been killed in the conflict. they were killed in a fire fight at a security checkpoint. the soldier who died was based out of fort brag north carolina....
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taliban is claiming responsibility for the latest killings in afghanistan. at least 14 people were killed this morning when a motorcycle loaded with explosives ran into a patrol of afghan and international forces. an afghan official, three americans and translator are among the dead. killed in an inside era tack over the weekend. >>> a wave of violence killed 34 people this weekend in iraq. 25 came in car bombings and shootings in the baghdad area. a suicide car bomber killed five policeman at a checkpoint. the attacks are seen as a display of force. >> 4:47. we're following breaking news of la. it's a car chase even at this hour. started about 420. they are on highway 101. the driver has been going at least 100 miles per hour off and on. he gets off the freeway and back on. they are keeping an eye on this guy. the guy is wanted for felony evading of an officer. we'll keep you updated. along 101 right now in southern california. >>> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger's book hits shelves today. including a number of affairs including the one wit
taliban is claiming responsibility for the latest killings in afghanistan. at least 14 people were killed this morning when a motorcycle loaded with explosives ran into a patrol of afghan and international forces. an afghan official, three americans and translator are among the dead. killed in an inside era tack over the weekend. >>> a wave of violence killed 34 people this weekend in iraq. 25 came in car bombings and shootings in the baghdad area. a suicide car bomber killed five...
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it's long been thought by republicans that doing so would allow the taliban, particularly the taliban that's holed up in pakistan and that crosses freely into afghanistan, giving them that heads-up that they can just wait america out and then do their damage. the reality is that there's been a negotiation with the taliban and the coalition forces. the taliban is likely to have some role in ruling afghanistan is disappointing and as tragic as that may be to people around the world, that is a definite possibility as we move forward. >> david, a quick question about the debates now three days away. right now the latest gallup poll shows the president with the six-point lead. historically how much impact do these debates have on elections? >> well, they can have a lot of impact. it's a high-profile moment, tens of millions of people watching. as you look at the national number and you look at the spread and you look he battleground state, on the order of seven points that mitt romney has to make up, it's a lot of ground to try to move if you have a smaller pool of undecided voters. that's
it's long been thought by republicans that doing so would allow the taliban, particularly the taliban that's holed up in pakistan and that crosses freely into afghanistan, giving them that heads-up that they can just wait america out and then do their damage. the reality is that there's been a negotiation with the taliban and the coalition forces. the taliban is likely to have some role in ruling afghanistan is disappointing and as tragic as that may be to people around the world, that is a...
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this morning in afghanistan the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 14 people, including three nato service members. a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle rammed into a patrol. americans have a large presence there. nato is trying to sort out a weekend attack in afghanistan that left two americans dead. the casualties push the number of u.s. personnel killed in afghanistan to 2,000. the circumstances of saturday's violence remains unclear but a fire fight broke out at a checkpoint in eastern afghanistan. what nato hasn't determined so far was the gun battle a result of an insider attack or a deadly misunderstanding. drew levinson reports. >> reporter: this weekend marked the deadly milestone in afghanistan. 2,000 american soldiers killed since the war began nearly 11 years ago. it happened at a checkpoint in the eastern part of the country. one american soldier, an american contractor and three afghan soldiers were killed in a fire fight. >> the circumstances were somewhat confused but there was a report of insurgent firing taking place which we
this morning in afghanistan the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 14 people, including three nato service members. a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle rammed into a patrol. americans have a large presence there. nato is trying to sort out a weekend attack in afghanistan that left two americans dead. the casualties push the number of u.s. personnel killed in afghanistan to 2,000. the circumstances of saturday's violence remains unclear but a fire fight...
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it's long been thought by republicans that doing so would allow the taliban, particularly the taliban that's holed up in pakistan and that crosses freely into afghanistan, giving them that heads-up that they can just wait america out and then do their damage. the reality is that there's been a negotiation with the taliban and the coalition forces. the taliban is likely to have some role in ruling afghanistan is disappointing and as tragic as that may be to people around the world, that is a definite possibility as we move forward. >> david, a quick question about the debates now three days away. right now the latest gallup poll shows the president with the six-point lead. historically how much impact do these debates have on elections? >> well, they can have a lot of impact. it's a high-profile moment, tens of millions of people watching. as you look at the national number and you look at the spread and you look he battleground state, on the order of seven points that mitt romney has to make up, it's a lot of ground to try to move if you have a smaller pool of undecided voters. that's
it's long been thought by republicans that doing so would allow the taliban, particularly the taliban that's holed up in pakistan and that crosses freely into afghanistan, giving them that heads-up that they can just wait america out and then do their damage. the reality is that there's been a negotiation with the taliban and the coalition forces. the taliban is likely to have some role in ruling afghanistan is disappointing and as tragic as that may be to people around the world, that is a...
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that was banned under the taliban. better health care and new clinics have boosted life expectancy by as much as 22 years, but those gains could be temporary if the villagers here are right and the afghan government can't hold the country together, the taliban will fight their way back, undefeated by a superpower. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting for us. "the new york times" reporting the u.s. ais bandening hopes of a peace deal with the taliban right on the front page today. the report says that goal has been scrapped in favor of a less ambitious plan that would have the after ghans work out a deal among themselves once u.s. combat troops withdraw. >>> now members of boeing will return to the bargaining table this afternoon after the union overwhelmingly rejected the company's most recent contract offer. the union's current contract expires on saturday. let's get the latest from karen chao. she's live for us in london. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, willie. there are early alarm bells ringing
that was banned under the taliban. better health care and new clinics have boosted life expectancy by as much as 22 years, but those gains could be temporary if the villagers here are right and the afghan government can't hold the country together, the taliban will fight their way back, undefeated by a superpower. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting for us. "the new york times" reporting the u.s. ais bandening hopes of a peace deal with the taliban right on the front page...
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one taliban commander agreed to meet with us in the afghan capital. he's a specialist in suicide bombings, trained by al qaeda. the safest place we could find was the back of a car, and he would only talk if we concealed his identity. as we made our way through the streets, we had to avoid the city's heavy security and keep our cameras hidden from view. who is behind the insider attacks, what the americans call "insider attacks," infiltrating the afghan police and army? is that you? >> ( translated ): these are taliban attacks. this is part of our new military strategy. we have our people in the afghan police and the army. and the orders come from the top. >> logan: he told us al qaeda fighters are rushing to afghanistan, and that he has more than a dozen of them under his command. he also said they have been the driving force that has made the taliban more lethal on the battlefield. are you the only commander with al qaeda fighters? >> ( translated ): there are many groups that have them. we can't do this without them. >> logan: what skills do the al
one taliban commander agreed to meet with us in the afghan capital. he's a specialist in suicide bombings, trained by al qaeda. the safest place we could find was the back of a car, and he would only talk if we concealed his identity. as we made our way through the streets, we had to avoid the city's heavy security and keep our cameras hidden from view. who is behind the insider attacks, what the americans call "insider attacks," infiltrating the afghan police and army? is that you?...
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i understand the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack? >> the taliban says it was responsible for this. a suicide bomber walked up to an american patrol. it was americans who were walking joint patrol with afghan police as actually this american and afghan patrol was preparing to get back in nar vehicles. the taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest and killed three americans and four members of the afghan patrol. the taliban is trying to make a comeback. the surge in this country is over. the 30,000-plus troops that were added to afghanistan are now out of the country. and the taliban wants to fight. they are trying to change the narrative here. they want to say that after 11 years they remain undefeated. that the resistance in afghanistan is yet again defeating a superpower. it seems the opposition in this country, the taliban and other militant groups, will continue to fight and want the last americans to leave here under fire. >> richard engel in kabul for us. thank you very much. >>> also making news this morning, ten years
i understand the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack? >> the taliban says it was responsible for this. a suicide bomber walked up to an american patrol. it was americans who were walking joint patrol with afghan police as actually this american and afghan patrol was preparing to get back in nar vehicles. the taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest and killed three americans and four members of the afghan patrol. the taliban is trying to make a comeback. the surge...
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at war with the taliban. that is a war. when our ambassador gets killed in a consulate, that is a terrorist attack. there is a big difference. >> bob: you think the explosive devices -- >> eric: my point is -- >> bob: -- not a terrorist attack? >> eric: the day after ambassador stevens and three others were killed, president obama gets on the plane and campaign stop in vegas is different from the other 2,002 people who died in afghanistan in the last 11 years. >> bob: you are suggesting we're not at war -- >> eric: he should have stayed home and met with the intel people. >> dana: definition of war in uniform versus the terrorist attack of civilians there is a difference there. andrea, i want your take because senator mccain talked about this strange, bizarre discrepancy between what the administration knew about the intel and what they said to the american people. and now how it was self-evident and trying to muddy the waters. i don't think they will get away with it, especially when it comes to oversight from congress. se
at war with the taliban. that is a war. when our ambassador gets killed in a consulate, that is a terrorist attack. there is a big difference. >> bob: you think the explosive devices -- >> eric: my point is -- >> bob: -- not a terrorist attack? >> eric: the day after ambassador stevens and three others were killed, president obama gets on the plane and campaign stop in vegas is different from the other 2,002 people who died in afghanistan in the last 11 years. >>...
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. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing which killed three nato troops in eastern afghanistan. u.s. war deaths surpassed 2,000 over the weekend. >>> it's going to be normal rush hour in los angeles after a portion of the 405 freeway reopened to traffic. called carmageddon two, it was necessary to demolish a bridge. >> record breaking heat in southern california. >>> and finally this morning, turning the tables on a group of high school bullies. >> when their intended target learned about a mean-spirited prank against her, she was so upset she even considered suicide but then she decided to fight back. abc's bianna golodryga has her inspirational story. >> reporter: it was a whirlwind weekend that wasn't supposed to be. the hummer limo at the homecoming dance. the standing ovation on the football field. sophomore whitney copp taking her place on the homecoming court. just last week, she found out her nomination for homecoming queen was a complete frank years by bullies. the 15-year-old was so upset, she thought about killing herself. >> i thought about commi
. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing which killed three nato troops in eastern afghanistan. u.s. war deaths surpassed 2,000 over the weekend. >>> it's going to be normal rush hour in los angeles after a portion of the 405 freeway reopened to traffic. called carmageddon two, it was necessary to demolish a bridge. >> record breaking heat in southern california. >>> and finally this morning, turning the tables on a group of high school...
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this morning in afghanistan the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 14 people, including three nato service members. a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle rammed into a patrol. americans have a large presence there. nato is trying to sort out a weekend attack in afghanistan that left two americans dead. the casualties push the number of u.s. personnel killed in afghanistan to 2,000. the circumstances of saturday's violence remains unclear but a fire fight broke out at a checkpoint in eastern afghanistan. what nato hasn't determined so far was the gun battle a result of an insider attack or a deadly misunderstanding. >> reporter: this weekend marked the deadly milestone in afghanistan. 2,000 american soldiers killed since the war began nearly 11 years ago. it happened at a checkpoint in the eastern part of the country. one american soldier, an american contractor and three afghan soldiers were killed in a fire fight. >> the circumstances were somewhat confused but there was a report of insurgent firing taking place which we believe may have been a
this morning in afghanistan the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 14 people, including three nato service members. a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle rammed into a patrol. americans have a large presence there. nato is trying to sort out a weekend attack in afghanistan that left two americans dead. the casualties push the number of u.s. personnel killed in afghanistan to 2,000. the circumstances of saturday's violence remains unclear but a fire fight...
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the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack on a patrol of afghan and international forces. three americans and translator are among the dead. yesterday, a u.s. soldier and american contractor were killed in inside era tack. 25 of the killings came in car bombings and shootings. in eastern iraq a car bomber killed five policeman. the attacks are as a display of force. >> a new poll shows president obama in the lead now. shows mr. obama with 51% support compared to 44% for mitt romney. the president is now in one of those states right now as he prepares for the first debate. two men will face off in denver on wednesday night. president obama holding a rally in las vegas last night speaking to 11,000 people there. and senator john kerry is playing the poll. and rob port man is acting as romney. >> both are excellent in their own way. you could argue that mitt has had a lot more recent experience. >> the president has a day job. the president has been president and not had the time to practice. all we hear about is how much mitt romney is practicing, practicing, trafficking. >>
the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack on a patrol of afghan and international forces. three americans and translator are among the dead. yesterday, a u.s. soldier and american contractor were killed in inside era tack. 25 of the killings came in car bombings and shootings. in eastern iraq a car bomber killed five policeman. the attacks are as a display of force. >> a new poll shows president obama in the lead now. shows mr. obama with 51% support compared to 44% for mitt...
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as we just heard from lara logan's taliban interviewee. they're doing that. >> they're bringing skills that they don't have, she suggested. >> that's right. at a much higher level. honed after years of practice. >> john, we've got the attacks over the weekend and again this morning. you know, the white house, john brennan, the head of counterterrorism there at the white house has said as recently as april that al qaeda is a shadow of its former self. morale is low. in the past al qaeda has been decimated in afghanistan. is that true? >> it's all true. one of the problems we have, we want all the lines to be neat. the taliban to be in their box and al qaeda in their box. same thing in benghazi. al sharia. what has happened as the organizations have broken down, because we have decimated them, groups of people who are still following the same narrative have spread around. and the lines have gotten blurrier, but the narrative hasn't. >> general allen made the point al qaeda in small numbers can do large damage. >> they're not -- they're asymm
as we just heard from lara logan's taliban interviewee. they're doing that. >> they're bringing skills that they don't have, she suggested. >> that's right. at a much higher level. honed after years of practice. >> john, we've got the attacks over the weekend and again this morning. you know, the white house, john brennan, the head of counterterrorism there at the white house has said as recently as april that al qaeda is a shadow of its former self. morale is low. in the past...
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the taliban claiming responsibility for this. the attack comes a day after two americans were killed in a shootout between afghan american troops. >>> two people are dead and one person in critical condition after a shooting at a florida vfw post. a motorcycle club several arms men reportedly showed up firing weapons. it looked like a fight between two motorcycle groups. several people were arrested but no one has been charged yet. >>> a cameraman who accompanied iran's president for the u.n. general assembly is seeking asylum. he didn't say when he defected. this comes a week after mahmoud ahmadinej ahmadinejad's top advisor gave controversial material about the premiere leader. lindsay lohan can'tut of trouble. the actress calling police over the weekend claiming she had been chokeed by a party pal in her new york city hotel room. lohan reportedly confronted this guy after she realized he had been taking cell phone pictures and e-mailing them to friends. they raised christian lab bella a former staffer for illinois congressman.
the taliban claiming responsibility for this. the attack comes a day after two americans were killed in a shootout between afghan american troops. >>> two people are dead and one person in critical condition after a shooting at a florida vfw post. a motorcycle club several arms men reportedly showed up firing weapons. it looked like a fight between two motorcycle groups. several people were arrested but no one has been charged yet. >>> a cameraman who accompanied iran's...
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. >>> taliban is claiming responsibility he killed 14 people including nato troops. >>> now international troops near a market in cost province, so far they have not released the nationalities but most of the troops in that province are americans. >> hundreds of protesters are gathering near a u.s. base and they are protesting the deployment of the aircraft. they landed this morning and many of the people in that area opposed the use earlier this year. >>> the obama campaign says don't expect any zingers from the debate. he talked about the upcoming showdown during a rally yesterday. >> what i am most concerned about is having a serious discussing about what we need to do to keep the country growing and restore security for hard working americans. john mccain has debated for mitt romney and he is not expecting any major break throughs this moment. >> i can't remember whether it was the last time it was one of these comments that grabbed everybody's attention. he turned the race upside down and the debate will be campaigning in colorado today. >> well one week from today, he returns to rai
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later they said, the taliban might have been involved. now whatever the reason, the 2,000th american killed in afghanistan is a grim milestone. this comes just as we are days away from the 11-year anniversary of combat in afghanistan. and there is another number to kid. 68,000 american troops are now in afghanistan and increasingly under threat not just from their enemies, but also their so-called allies. m >>> the family of a california woman is hoping for answers after she was killed in a hail of bullets fired by a border patrol agent. candles and flowers honor the dead woman valeria alverto, leaves behind five children. alverto tried to run down the agent. something her husband just cannot believe. >> i want justice, yes. who ever shot my wife, who ever the guy he is, he needs to get shot. he needs to get justice served. he don't shoot a person. >> heartbroken family members, held a car wash, trying to raise enough to give her a proper burial. >>> what started as an argument outside a veterans of foreign wars post ended with two people
later they said, the taliban might have been involved. now whatever the reason, the 2,000th american killed in afghanistan is a grim milestone. this comes just as we are days away from the 11-year anniversary of combat in afghanistan. and there is another number to kid. 68,000 american troops are now in afghanistan and increasingly under threat not just from their enemies, but also their so-called allies. m >>> the family of a california woman is hoping for answers after she was killed...
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the taliban is claiming responsibility for this blast. the afghan interior ministry says the attacker drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into a group of soldiers and afghan police on patrol. >> this was a scene outside the building for the punk rock band pussy riot. protesters scuffled with police. some got hauled away. while that was going on outside. inside the hearing was being postponed until october 10th. one of the members says she wants to fire her lawyers because she disagrees how they're actually handle this case. you probably remember these three women in the group were sentenced to two years in prison for performing a song critical of president vladimir putin in a cathedral. the women are all appealing their sentences. >>> at least 28,000 people killed so far in the civil war in syria. now the syrian government as the foreign minister says he is going to be addressing the u.n. general assembly. our foreign affairs correspondent is joining us. good to see you in person, ellise. it is always bad news. what do we expect to
the taliban is claiming responsibility for this blast. the afghan interior ministry says the attacker drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into a group of soldiers and afghan police on patrol. >> this was a scene outside the building for the punk rock band pussy riot. protesters scuffled with police. some got hauled away. while that was going on outside. inside the hearing was being postponed until october 10th. one of the members says she wants to fire her lawyers because she...
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the taliban claiming responsibility for that attack. this latest attack comes as the u.s. marks 2,000 troops killed in afghanistan since the start of the war in 2001. a soldier was shot and killed during a gun fight with afghan soldiers. >>> president obama appears to be winning over voters in states that could decide this election. he leads mitt romney by two percentage points among likely voters nationwide. according to the latest "washington post"/abc news poll. the president leads his republican rival by 11 points among likely voters in swing states. that includes virginia, ohio, and florida. both candidates will spend the next couple of days preparing for their first debate. it takes place wednesday night in november. the president is getting ready in nevada. romney is already in denver. >>> and vp candidate paul ryan will prepare for his debate in virginia as well. the republican congressman will hold a three-day camp starting on wednesday. it is still unknown where he'll be exactly in the state for his debate prep. as for vice president joe biden, he's using marylan
the taliban claiming responsibility for that attack. this latest attack comes as the u.s. marks 2,000 troops killed in afghanistan since the start of the war in 2001. a soldier was shot and killed during a gun fight with afghan soldiers. >>> president obama appears to be winning over voters in states that could decide this election. he leads mitt romney by two percentage points among likely voters nationwide. according to the latest "washington post"/abc news poll. the...
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there were approached by taliban suicide bomber who was also on foot. also killed in the attack, four afghan policeman and several civilians. >> if you are having trouble finding your favorite peanut butter, here is the reason why. more than 100 products are included in a mass of peanut butter recall. >> is not just been a better. a growing list of products. >> of the women's industrial exchange in downtown baltimore is celebrating their 130th birthday today. i will take you there, next. >> low pressure moving up from the south. your >> the orioles had to the playoffs for the first time since 1997. the governor's administration of annapolis says it has a plan to drum up job growth, but not everyone is during their sup anncr: their dishonest ads are everywhere. a west virginia casino spending a fortune... to stop question seven. they don't want competition. the washington post wrote the casino behind the ads is... "most concerned with its own bottom line." and the baltimore sun says it "doesn't have maryland... taxpayers' interests at heart." so when you
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the taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> the supreme court is starting its brand new term today and there are a number of major cases that they will be sk asked to decide on. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a look at some of those key cases out there. good morning. >> reporter: one of them of much interest to californians, jon, good morning, everyone. prop 8, which was approved by the voters, turned down boy the lower courts, now makes its way to the u.s. supreme court. it is on the agenda for this term along with other cases from other states that have to speak to the issue of same-sex marriage, the defense of marriage act, whether or not benefits can be denied to same-sex couples. it is one of the big sets of cases that the court is expected to look at. among them, the voting rights act. several states looking at whether or not they can change their voter i.d. laws, and that could have huge impacts. affirmative action, a case coming up pretty quickly next week. the university of texas. they're deciding whether or not race can be used in admissions, and there will bow a l
the taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> the supreme court is starting its brand new term today and there are a number of major cases that they will be sk asked to decide on. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a look at some of those key cases out there. good morning. >> reporter: one of them of much interest to californians, jon, good morning, everyone. prop 8, which was approved by the voters, turned down boy the lower courts, now makes its way to the u.s. supreme...
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is abandoning hope for a taliban peace deal in afghanistan. now there's a more modest goal, setting the stage for afghans to work out a deal among themselves after western forces leave the country. that's a big story. >>> at least 40 people were hurt monday in an amtrak accident. a big rig ran into a train with 169 passengers. two double decker cars and the engine were knocked off the tracks. >>> "the wall street journal" says new york's top prosecutor is suing jp morgan chase. it's part of a new effort to hold banks accountable for the financial crisis. the lawsuit claims the company's bear stearns unit committed fraud on the sale of mortgage backed securities. >>> "usa today" says gas prices could soon go up 15 cents a gallon on the west coast and in the northeast. usually after the summer's driving season, prices go down. officials say inventory is at a record low so there's not >>> new questions this morning after a border patrol agent shoots and kills a young california mother. her family now wants answers. >> there were shots fired. it j
is abandoning hope for a taliban peace deal in afghanistan. now there's a more modest goal, setting the stage for afghans to work out a deal among themselves after western forces leave the country. that's a big story. >>> at least 40 people were hurt monday in an amtrak accident. a big rig ran into a train with 169 passengers. two double decker cars and the engine were knocked off the tracks. >>> "the wall street journal" says new york's top prosecutor is suing jp...
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new this morning the taliban in afghanistan is claiming responsibility after a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed into a patrol of nato and afghan forces. at least 14 people dead including three nato troops and their translator. their nationalities are not known. this happened in kohst province in eastern afghanistan in an area where most of the troops are american. d.c. police are investigating after a man and woman were injured by gunfire. it happened just after 10:00 last night at new york avenue and north capitol street in northwest. the man was shot in the leg. the woman was shot in the arm. police of not release details on a possible motive or suspects. in prince george's county, firefighters are investigating a suspicious apartment fire in oxon hill. it happen before 11:30 last night on livingston terrace. the fire was contained to the second floor of a three-story building. no one injured. >> occupy dc marks its one-year anniversary with a protest which could snarl traffic in the district. brianne carter is live this morning with details on today
new this morning the taliban in afghanistan is claiming responsibility after a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed into a patrol of nato and afghan forces. at least 14 people dead including three nato troops and their translator. their nationalities are not known. this happened in kohst province in eastern afghanistan in an area where most of the troops are american. d.c. police are investigating after a man and woman were injured by gunfire. it happened just after...
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and the taliban are trying to make a comeback. marine corpsman doc coughlin advances closer to the taliban positions. >> once we got up there, we had a lot better vantage point. >> reporr: then the battle is over. the taliban retreat. but why are u.s. forces still doing this after 11 years? and what has it accomplished? on a humanitarian level, for afghans, some improvement. 3 million girls are in school. the number of primary health care facilities has tripled. the average life expectancy for women is up a staggering 22 years. but this was never sold as a humanitarian mission. and the two main security goals toppling the taliban government and destroying al qaeda bases were both accomplished here a decade ago. and the cost, around $600 billion. $8 billion a month. and there are two more years to go. the afghan government of president hamid karzai washington helped put in place is widely considered one of the most corrupt in the world. the u.s. has helped train about 350,000 afghan security forces. the target number. but they're n
and the taliban are trying to make a comeback. marine corpsman doc coughlin advances closer to the taliban positions. >> once we got up there, we had a lot better vantage point. >> reporr: then the battle is over. the taliban retreat. but why are u.s. forces still doing this after 11 years? and what has it accomplished? on a humanitarian level, for afghans, some improvement. 3 million girls are in school. the number of primary health care facilities has tripled. the average life...
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and the taliban are trying to make a comeback. marine corpsman doc coughlin advances closer to the taliban positions. >> once we got up there, we had a lot better vantage point. >> reporter: then the battle is over. the taliban retreat. but why are u.s. forces still doing this after 11 years? and what has it accomplished? on a humanitarian level, for afghans, some improvement. 3 million girls are in school. the number of primary health care facilities has tripled. the average life expectancy for women is up a staggering 22 years. but this was never sold as a humanitarian mission. and the two main security goals toppling the taliban government and destroying al qaeda bases were both accomplished here a decade ago. and the cost, around $600 billion. $8 billion a month. and there are two more years to go. the afghan government of president hamid karzai washington helped put in place is widely considered one of the most corrupt in the world. the u.s. has helped train about 350,000 afghan security forces. the target number. but they're
and the taliban are trying to make a comeback. marine corpsman doc coughlin advances closer to the taliban positions. >> once we got up there, we had a lot better vantage point. >> reporter: then the battle is over. the taliban retreat. but why are u.s. forces still doing this after 11 years? and what has it accomplished? on a humanitarian level, for afghans, some improvement. 3 million girls are in school. the number of primary health care facilities has tripled. the average life...
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is abandoning hope for a taliban peace deal in afghanistan. now there's a more modest goal setting the stage for afghans to work out a deal amongst themselves after western forces leave the country. that's a big story. >>> the fresno bee reports 40 people were had hurt in the amtrak accident, big rig ran into the train with 169 passengers in california. two double decker cars and the engine were knocked off the c1 3 >>> new questions this morning after the border patrol shoots a young mother. her family wants answers. >> shots fired. it just -- it hurts my body just to think the way she felt. >> this morning, we'll look at the investigation. >>> and the nfl replacement refs were criticized and ridiculed. this one calls it a dream come true. what it was like at the center of the storm and why he wanted to take the field one more time. on "cbs this morning." only six degrees separate the body temperature of chocolate lovers from the melting point of chocolate. so when you take hershey's chocolate and add bubbles, it deliciously melts the moment
is abandoning hope for a taliban peace deal in afghanistan. now there's a more modest goal setting the stage for afghans to work out a deal amongst themselves after western forces leave the country. that's a big story. >>> the fresno bee reports 40 people were had hurt in the amtrak accident, big rig ran into the train with 169 passengers in california. two double decker cars and the engine were knocked off the c1 3 >>> new questions this morning after the border patrol shoots...
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the taliban claiming responsibility. the attack comes a day after two americans were killed in the shootout between afghans and american troops. >>> we're two days away from the first presidential debate. president obama's campaign trying to lower expectations by saying he is at the disadvantage. >> now challengers tend to do really well in debate. that's been moment we believed all along governor romney probably has more benefit out of this debate potentially than we do. >> gretchen: republican vp nominee paul ryan agrees and says mitt romney will show voters there is a clear choice. >> people will see is who is mitt romney? what kind a president will be and what are the choices i have? that, to me s what matters in this debate and alt debates, which is i know what president obama has done. i know all of these empty promise, broken promises. i know about the ugly stagnant economy. what is mitt romney and paul ryan offering? that's what we'll get out of wednesday. >> gretchen: the denver debate will focus on domestic pol
the taliban claiming responsibility. the attack comes a day after two americans were killed in the shootout between afghans and american troops. >>> we're two days away from the first presidential debate. president obama's campaign trying to lower expectations by saying he is at the disadvantage. >> now challengers tend to do really well in debate. that's been moment we believed all along governor romney probably has more benefit out of this debate potentially than we do....
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the taliban is claiming responsibility. nato officials say the bomber targeted a patrol in khost city. it comes a day after two americans died including the 2,000th u.s. military member to be killed during the war in afghanistan. >>> and the supreme court opens its new term this morning at 10:00 eastern. key issues, of course, may handle include affirmative action, same-sex marriage and voting rights. yesterday six of the nine justices attended the red mass at the roman catholic cathedral of saint matthew the apostle, that's in washington. it's held every year just before the start of the court's new session. >>> and we are waiting for an announcement today with the latest in the search for jimmy hoffa's remains. investigators are waiting for tests on mud and clay samples from a home in suburban detroit. they searched under a shed there friday. a tipster claims he saw what appeared to be a body being buried there in the site the day after the former teamster chief disappeared in 1975. so, far, though, they've found nothing
the taliban is claiming responsibility. nato officials say the bomber targeted a patrol in khost city. it comes a day after two americans died including the 2,000th u.s. military member to be killed during the war in afghanistan. >>> and the supreme court opens its new term this morning at 10:00 eastern. key issues, of course, may handle include affirmative action, same-sex marriage and voting rights. yesterday six of the nine justices attended the red mass at the roman catholic...
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the taliban is claiming responsibility. officials say the bomber targeted a joint patrol by nato and afghan security forces in coast city using a motorcycle packed with explosives. the attack comes amid a grim milestone, a day after two americans died. there have now been 2,000 u.s. military members killed in afghanistan. >>> on the final day of the u.n. general assembly session, world leaders will hear from syria's foreign minister. he is expected to deliver a vigorous defense of president bashar al assad's handling of the crisis that has now engulfed syria for the past 18 months and, of course, has spiralled into a civil war. >>> the supreme court opened its new term this morning at 10:00. it is a big one. important cases the court may decide include affirmative action, same-sex marriage and voting rights. yesterday six of the nine justices attended the red mass at the roman catholic cathedral of st. matthew the apostle in washington held every year just before the start of the court's new session. >>> we expect an announ
the taliban is claiming responsibility. officials say the bomber targeted a joint patrol by nato and afghan security forces in coast city using a motorcycle packed with explosives. the attack comes amid a grim milestone, a day after two americans died. there have now been 2,000 u.s. military members killed in afghanistan. >>> on the final day of the u.n. general assembly session, world leaders will hear from syria's foreign minister. he is expected to deliver a vigorous defense of...
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the taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> your washington nationals taking on the phillies right now at nats park, the magic number to clinch the nl east is one. so a nats win or braves loss is all we need. today's game one of a three game series with phillies, the last regular season games of this year. >>> after tonight's game just about everyone will hop into their cars or jump onto metro leaving the area around nats park a ghosttown. where is all the housing, businesses and restaurants that were supposed to come along with the new stadium? local lawyer mark towie led the team that helped bring baseball back to washington and the construction of nationals park. >> the recession, the economy has been in a situation the last few years where financing, construction financing, has not been as available, but i'm told by a number of developers it's coming very quickly now in the next few years and by the way, with it the all-star game. >> the all-star game could be in washington he says by 2015. >>> back to the game, if the nats clinch tonight, it would be the team's first ever national
the taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> your washington nationals taking on the phillies right now at nats park, the magic number to clinch the nl east is one. so a nats win or braves loss is all we need. today's game one of a three game series with phillies, the last regular season games of this year. >>> after tonight's game just about everyone will hop into their cars or jump onto metro leaving the area around nats park a ghosttown. where is all the housing, businesses...
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the taliban is more like an army than al qaeda. al qaeda is on the idea of one plot, it's based on terrorism, it's not based on fighting, you know, brigade to brigade and very effective the way they work. >> john you actually knew one of the military contractors who was killed over the weekend, right? >> in the latest incident, that was kevin o'rourke. there was a rourke nypd emergency service unit officer, a hero cop in new york. he worked here at emergency service one in manhattan. then trained the scuba divers for the nypd. then a sergeant down there in efforts.rked in the rescue he loved training cops anywhere which is what he was doing back in afghanistan as a contractor. >> john miller, thank you very much. now to presidential politics. the first debate is coming up on wednesday. usually both sides try to lower expectations for their candidates, that's what president obama did on sunday. but one of mitt romney's leading supporters had a different view. >> know folks in the media are speculating already who will have the best
the taliban is more like an army than al qaeda. al qaeda is on the idea of one plot, it's based on terrorism, it's not based on fighting, you know, brigade to brigade and very effective the way they work. >> john you actually knew one of the military contractors who was killed over the weekend, right? >> in the latest incident, that was kevin o'rourke. there was a rourke nypd emergency service unit officer, a hero cop in new york. he worked here at emergency service one in...
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has all but written off working out a peace deal with the taliban. we are joined by by afghan haves to talk about this. she has written several books on afghanistan. welcome to democracy now! 2000, the number of u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan. >> there is a question of when the actual milestone was reached. we are hearing from some media that it was this past weekend. "the new york times" said it was last august. cbs news said it was last june. even when the count gets there is up for grabs, but what is more important, that speaks to the fact that the counting is not the point. the 2000 u.s. soldier is no more or less important than the first for the 17th or the 129th. what is left out of these accounts are the scores of thousands of afghan civilians that have been killed in this war. since the records began to be kept, which was not until 2007, we know 12,996 civilians have been counted by the u.s. these accounts arethe first six yearst even counted, including the massive carpet bombing of afghanistan that opened themilie years. war in 2001. so
has all but written off working out a peace deal with the taliban. we are joined by by afghan haves to talk about this. she has written several books on afghanistan. welcome to democracy now! 2000, the number of u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan. >> there is a question of when the actual milestone was reached. we are hearing from some media that it was this past weekend. "the new york times" said it was last august. cbs news said it was last june. even when the count gets...
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the taliban claimed responsibility. nbc's lester holt is in kabul where he's been reporting for the past week and a half as part of a special nbc news series on region and conflict. lester, you have been on the ground, what is your take away on the green on blue attacks and this suicide attack which is different, at least the taliban taking responsibility? >> well, andrea, it's really in some ways all related that those three troops killed in khost today were operating with afghan national police on a joint patrol. that's part of the exit strategy for the u.s. to hand control over to the afghans. all the time i've been here, commanders have been wanting to demonstrate and show to me these joint patrols and how this transfer is happening. now the closer, of course, u.s. forces work with afghan troops, that, of course, brings into the question these insider attacks which we've been seeing happening more and more. there was a pause for a few weeks, but yesterday, as you noted in eastern afghanistan, an american soldier, am
the taliban claimed responsibility. nbc's lester holt is in kabul where he's been reporting for the past week and a half as part of a special nbc news series on region and conflict. lester, you have been on the ground, what is your take away on the green on blue attacks and this suicide attack which is different, at least the taliban taking responsibility? >> well, andrea, it's really in some ways all related that those three troops killed in khost today were operating with afghan...
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the taliban people to come back in. you're not dealing with a manner of tactics here, you're dealing with a long-range effort on the part ever the people who live there to take volume of their government, and if the government ends up being as corrupt as it is, if you still cannot stop people from coming in from outside, if you still do not have control over the military aspects with these insider attacks, which are quite awful, then you are facing a very serious problem. martha: but this raises a question, excuse me for jumping in, of leadership. because, if that is the case, if our people have in some of these cases have become sitting ducks do we leave them there until 2014 or give them the support that they need. when the president talks about mostly when he talks about afghanistan is that he has come up with a lan to leave their responsibly. i'm not sure what that means given the scenario we are seeing right now. should we stay there at all through 2014 if x are in a very vulnerable position that is created by sayi
the taliban people to come back in. you're not dealing with a manner of tactics here, you're dealing with a long-range effort on the part ever the people who live there to take volume of their government, and if the government ends up being as corrupt as it is, if you still cannot stop people from coming in from outside, if you still do not have control over the military aspects with these insider attacks, which are quite awful, then you are facing a very serious problem. martha: but this...
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. >>> the taliban claiming responsibility for an attack this morning. officials say the bomber drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into a joint patrol of afghan and nato forces in the eastern part of the country. three nato service officers and four afghan police officers were among those killed. just this past weekend two americans were kimmed in an insider attack that may have involved insurgents in kabul. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan told cbs's "60 minutes" just how he feels about a spike in these so-called green on blue attacks. >> well, i'm mad as hell about them to be honest with you. we're going to get after this. it reverberates everywhere. across the united states. we're -- we're willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign. we're not willing to be murdered for it. >> u.s. troops have been training afghan forces to defend their country as america plans to pull out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. >>> the obama administration now defending its original assessment of the attack that killed four americans in libya on september 11t
. >>> the taliban claiming responsibility for an attack this morning. officials say the bomber drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into a joint patrol of afghan and nato forces in the eastern part of the country. three nato service officers and four afghan police officers were among those killed. just this past weekend two americans were kimmed in an insider attack that may have involved insurgents in kabul. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan told cbs's "60 minutes"...
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the taliban is claiming responsibilities. the attack comes one day after the u.s. death count in the war reached 2,000 troops. >>> and security concerns after keys went up for sale online. a new york post reporter bought a set for $150. the keys are meant for firefighters and can be used for locked subway stations. to cut power and to paralyze elevators in skyscrapers. >>> meanwhile, new information about gas prices overnight. they are coming down but not as quickly as we all hoped. the average stands at $3.78 per gallon. down three cents in the last week. aaa says it will likely be november before we can see any significant drop in prices. >>> and one of the country's busiest roadways, the 405 through los angeles has reopened this morning after what was called carmageddon 2. l.a. freeways had 20 be closed down so crews could tear down that bridge. and a large part of the bridge came crashing down unexpectedly on a hillside below, no one was hurt, in fact, they opened the freeway ahead of schedule. >>> meanwhile, overseas, winds topping 100 miles per hour. in japan
the taliban is claiming responsibilities. the attack comes one day after the u.s. death count in the war reached 2,000 troops. >>> and security concerns after keys went up for sale online. a new york post reporter bought a set for $150. the keys are meant for firefighters and can be used for locked subway stations. to cut power and to paralyze elevators in skyscrapers. >>> meanwhile, new information about gas prices overnight. they are coming down but not as quickly as we all...